A few days ago
learner

An apt phrase needed..?

Hi,

I want to be able to convey sth, but cant’t seem to find the appropriate phrase to say it. Like say, sbdy comes up to you and asks a question, and you want to be able to say that you though you had the information and came in touch with it, you dont remember it offhand(and cant tell it immediately without referring anything), you would have to probably refer sth(tutorial,diary, ask someone) to tell the answer.

How to say it?

Could I say: I don’t have it on my (finger)tips? or I dont have it in the top of my mind? or I cant tell it offhand? or plainly: I can’t recall now?

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Top 7 Answers
A few days ago
Ali

Favorite Answer

‘I can’t tell you off the top off my head. Maybe you could (insert whatever -library-google etc)’
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A few days ago
dawn_villarruel
I would say that i was suffering from cranial flatulence. It will pass soon and i will get back in touch with you.
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A few days ago
wat_more_can_i_say?
how about these? 🙂

1. i’m sorry, it has just slipped me/my mind.

2. i seem to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

3. i’m sorry, i’ve just had a lapse of memory.

4. i’ve got a cognitive impairment–poor memory!!!

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A few days ago
Perhaps you should buy a vowel!
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Say: I’ll have to get back to you on that.
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A few days ago
Marvinator
the information escapes me at pesent….
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A few days ago
Kevin B
“it was on the tip of my tongue”
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